Plastic recycling headlines by topic
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Agricultural plastics
Asia
- Bridging the U.S.-China gap to boost plastics recycling
- U.S. scrap plastic exports fell 35 percent last year
- India to end plastic scrap imports
Brand owners
- Brand owners commit to increase recycled resin usage
- Walmart commits to incorporate more recycled plastic
- End user reports PET price impacts
Canada
- Processor expands to meet growing recycled film demand
- Post-industrial specialist expands into U.S.
- Virgin producers lay out ‘zero waste’ strategy
Challenging materials
- Petrochem giants open up on ‘plastics waste problem’
- Board maker eyes the plastics ‘no one wants’
- West Coast reclaimers expand mixed-plastic capacity
Collection
- Recycling leaders respond to plastic industry’s $1B pledge
- Hauler charts shifting markets and other trends
- Plastic bottle recycling has another ‘difficult year’
Container deposits
- Bottle bill expansion draws municipal recycling concerns
- Dime deposit drives up Oregon return rate
- CalRecycle: Trio carried out $16 million deposit fraud
Courts/lawsuits
- Recycling startup settles lawsuit and sells shares
- SEC: Company lied about recycled product quality
- CalRecycle: Trio carried out $16 million deposit fraud
EPR/stewardship
- California carpet plan (finally) approved
- Packaging stewardship bills hit states
- Provincial progress
Europe
- Company’s film line harnesses up to 90 percent PCR
- Virgin plastics producer acquires European processor
- Researchers offer solutions for flame retardant sortation
Exports
- India confirms scrap plastic ban will be delayed
- Bridging the U.S.-China gap to boost plastics recycling
- U.S. scrap plastic exports fell 35 percent last year
Film
- Processor expands to meet growing recycled film demand
- Film end user benefits from market conditions
- Here’s a domestic outlet hungry for 3-7 plastics
HDPE
- Two companies receive FDA food-contact letters
- APR study quantifies benefits of recycled resin
- Lack of demand could sink ocean plastics recycling program
Industry groups
- Bridging the U.S.-China gap to boost plastics recycling
- Key industry topics discussed at APR meeting
- Report: $10 billion at stake in ‘advanced plastics recycling’
LDPE
- Board maker eyes the plastics ‘no one wants’
- Composite lumber manufacturer to be acquired
- Project probes recovered film market potential
Legislation
- Bottle bill expansion draws municipal recycling concerns
- Lawmakers pass ‘Save Our Seas Act’
- Lobbying efforts expand to promote recycling
Marine debris
- Petrochem giants open up on ‘plastics waste problem’
- Into the depths
- Recycling leaders respond to plastic industry’s $1B pledge
Markets
- Bridging the U.S.-China gap to boost plastics recycling
- Price of a key curbside plastic falls significantly
- Processor expands to meet growing recycled film demand
Opinion
- In My Opinion: Assessing the future of plastics circularity
- In Our Opinion: Why deposits make sense for retailers
- In My Opinion: Launchpad for circularity
PET
- Investment company acquires Midwest RPET reclaimer
- Company’s film line harnesses up to 90 percent PCR
- Recycling startup settles lawsuit and sells shares
PP
- Post-industrial specialist expands into U.S.
- Two companies receive FDA food-contact letters
- Virgin plastics producer acquires European processor
Processing
- Processor expands to meet growing recycled film demand
- Prime producer pushes forward on chemical recycling
- West Coast reclaimers expand mixed-plastic capacity
PS
- Agilyx inks PS monomer and synthetic crude deals
- How one reclaimer is accessing new markets for PS
- Breaking down PS and PET announcements
PVC
- Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
- Project recycles 10 tons of PVC gift cards
- Study digs into demand for recovered resin
Research
- Group issues roadmap to health care plastics recycling
- Researchers unveil polyolefins-to-chemicals process
- APR study quantifies benefits of recycled resin
Rigid plastics
- Post-industrial specialist expands into U.S.
- Here’s a domestic outlet hungry for 3-7 plastics
- Nestlé Waters deal enables third CarbonLite plant